Global Patent Index - EP 4008946 B1

EP 4008946 B1 20240410 - A CONNECTOR HAVING A GUIDED PILOT

Title (en)

A CONNECTOR HAVING A GUIDED PILOT

Title (de)

VERBINDER MIT EINEM GEFÜHRTEN PILOTEN

Title (fr)

CONNECTEUR DOTÉ D'UN PILOTE GUIDÉ

Publication

EP 4008946 B1 20240410 (EN)

Application

EP 21211874 A 20211202

Priority

US 202017110618 A 20201203

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP4008946A1] A connector 10 and process for coupling a tube 12 and the resulting assembly is disclosed. A receptacle 16 includes a pilot 80 in a mounting position. The pilot 80 including an indicator piece 90 and guide members 82, 83 each located in a respective channel 56, 58 on the receptacle 16 and slidable within the channels from the mounting position to a final position. A retention clip 60 having legs 62, 63 is urged into a spread condition during a transition between the mounting position and the final position wherein in the final position the legs of the retention clip retract to a relaxed condition, the indicator piece 90 becomes visible on the receptacle 16 and the first and second guide members 82, 83 latch the pilot 80 to the receptacle 16.

IPC 8 full level

F16L 37/088 (2006.01)

CPC (source: CN EP US)

F16L 37/02 (2013.01 - CN); F16L 37/084 (2013.01 - CN); F16L 37/0885 (2019.08 - EP); F16L 37/144 (2013.01 - CN US); F16L 43/008 (2013.01 - CN); F16L 47/12 (2013.01 - CN); F16L 2201/10 (2013.01 - CN EP US); F16L 2201/60 (2013.01 - CN)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 4008946 A1 20220608; EP 4008946 B1 20240410; CN 114593294 A 20220607; EP 4400755 A2 20240717; EP 4400755 A3 20241016; US 11578828 B2 20230214; US 2022178481 A1 20220609

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 21211874 A 20211202; CN 202111465135 A 20211203; EP 24169340 A 20211202; US 202017110618 A 20201203